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@Roux: Do you have the measurements of the dress?
I'd worry about issues with how big the bridal size 10 really is. Because bridal sizes tend to be smaller than street sizes.
Also, sometimes you run into issues where even if you lose the weight the dress still won't fit (i.e. what if your ribcage is too big for the size 10? You can't make that smaller by losing weight).
I'd worry 1 about not being able to lose all the weight or 2 losing the weight and still not having it fit.
@KatNYC2011: Measurements, thats a good idea. Obviously a lot more accurate than weight. I know the the size 14 in this dress would fit well, the size 12 I'd need to lose about 3 inches around the ribcage, work off the back fat, lol. I'll see if I can find a size 10 to try on in a salon and see how small it is.
@Roux: you've done it before, and you have well over a year to lose the weight...i'd say go for it! just be careful to keep up on it once you have lost the weight.
i'm also planning on losing about 35lb before my october wedding next year, and i plan on losing at least 20lb of it before the new year. i'm about an inch taller than you, and about 175lb at the moment...goal weight 140. should put me around a size 8 in theory, but in practice i'm pretty sure my frame/bone structure is wider than that, and i'll be a size 10. good luck to you.
I think it's a little too risky. For example, I've lost 16 pounds (and I'm very short and already close to my goal weight), but my measurements haven't changed at all! I'm still the exact same size. I would hate to have you lose the weight and still not be able to fit into the dress. But, I hope it works out for you!
That dress is amazing! You have a lot of time to lose the weight so I'd say if you put your mind to it to fit in this dress then you can do it... I fail at dieting because I give up a lot but when I have a goal or something I know I need to fit in... it helps a lot. I'd go for it...
I think its a little risky. How long ago did you lose the weight? Metabolisma change over the years. It used to be really easy for me to lose weight. Not so much anymore.
I would email the lady and see what the measurements are, and then figure it out from there, On a good note, you have alot of time to lose the weight.
I chose no im happy with my current weight. I see so many brides kill themselves over the perfect weight and size of dress. When they become engaged its like all reality seems to go out the window for that fact that weddings are hyped up so much by celeberties and royal weddings.
Why would you want to stress yourself 10x over just to be a certain size and not look like who you really is?
Remember your man asked you to marry him...he loves you and they way you look so dont go stressing over losing the weight for just a number on the dress.....I should know....Im a street 22 and I had to order a dress in a 26 because of my bust size...and that dress makes my girls look AMAZING! I know he is gonna love it...because he fell in love with me and my body size! (oh plus I was 50lb smaller when I met him and he doesnt care I put it on....he actually tells me that I havent put on weight....just to be the sweetheart he is!)
EDIT NOTE:
I am all for losing weight to be healthier. I myself should lose the 50lb I put on. I just mean that you need to be safe about it. Difinently talk to your health care provider and make sure you do it the right way. Dont do the crash diet where you only drink water and have 3 crackers. Be healthy about it! Losing weight while you are stressing out over how much you need to lose for a dream dress is damaging to your emotions as well as your body.
Plus have a strong support system!
Good Luck !
I am in the same boat, I found my dream 6k dress for 1.5K (and it is a rare dress, I've only seen one other used one) but it's a RTW size 6 and I am a size 16...now, realistically, the measurement difference are that the dress is 5 inches too small in the bust and waist. I figure I would need to lose about 25lbs for a wedding in 2 years. I am about 50lbs overweight, so 25lbs would be a good idea to lose even if it wasn't for a dress.
Lemme know what conclusion you reach and I am sending good vibes!
I would't buy it if it didn't fit. As someone who as struggled with weight all their lives and who is trying to lose weight, not for the wedding, but so I will healthy when we want to start a family, the body is a tricky thing, It has taken me over a year to lose 45lbs, or so. I am trying to lose 20lbs more, but it is becoming harder and harder to do so. I think that you need to keep looking. You have a long time.
Also you never know how your body will respond to weight loss and where the inches will come from. I have mostly lost my weight in my chest and torso area, where as I still have my hips. I have only dropped one and a half sizes with losing as much weight as I did, so I would not risk anything, especially 2k.
@Rubies: i don't mean to be a negative nancy, but i think the difference between a size 6 and a size 16 is a lot more than 25 pounds, speaking as a girl who's lost just over eighty pounds and gone from a 20/22 to currently a size 14/16. but two years is plenty plenty plenty of time to take off a substantial amount of weight with a healthy diet and exercise.
@Roux: i am totally in the same boat as you! i have been stalking this sottero dress for some time now, and according to her size chart, i'm right between a 14 & 16, but i happened to stumble upon ebay today and find it for $100, i think regularly $1200. i figure if i've lost 80 lbs over the last 7 months, i'll totally lose at least 50 more before next may and fit comfortably in the dress by next may. a light at the end of the tunnel (a beautiful dream dress) is the best incentive you can have for staying on track with healthy diet and exercise. i say go for it. but maybe because i'm only trying to vaidate my own decision :-)
So the good news for most wedding gowns is that there is usually at least 1-2 inches of fabric to have the seams let out. Depending on the detailing on the bodice, that could really help you (though, it is expensive. I paid $150 for this on my gown). SInce you would only have to worry about the bust/waist fitting on a ballgown-type dress, this is more feasible for you.
For myself, though, I would not lose weight for a specific dress. There are just too many amaxing ones out there! I had to let mine out because I had gained about 8 pounds leading up to the wedding and just wasn't willing to kill myself to take it off. Life is too short!
Roux, if you wanted to lose the weight already, I say go for it since it will probably help as it will give you incentive.
But i agree with everyone who said to ask for measurements first.
I'm a size 3 or 4 in street sized clothing and although she looks taller, the real bride looks about the same as me, give or take.
Good luck and i love the dress too, it's very pretty :)
I want to, and will, lose weight for the wedding. But I would never do it for a dress. The weightloss is all for me..
@smitten_and_giddy: 25lbs is on me. The measurements of the dress do NOT match a 6 (a size 6 should be a 26 inch waist, not 29) I am about five feet tall, every 5 lbs is about an inch off my waist and 1.5 off my bust. My current measurements are a 38 bust and a 34 waist.
If I lose the full 50 I will be at at about a 25 inch waist. Given how short I am, that is where I SHOULD be. For a taller person (or someone with a smaller frame) that might be different.
EDIT: The bust is actually 34, so I would probably need the bust adjusted if I get small enough in the waist.
Like I said, I don't know what to do yet. Most people have just been telling me I will never be small enough for any wedding dress.
I plan on losing weight for the wedding, I'm aiming at being a size 16 because i'm worried i won't be able to get down more than a few kilos but if i can lose more great!
I think you can do it :D You have enough time and you love the dress so go for it :)
Have you read this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1388661/Beth-Wheeler-orders-size-12-wedding-dress--SLIMS-squeeze-it.html
Thanks for the input girls!
I should mention I am planning on losing 15kg anyway. If I lost 15kg then I would be smack bang in the middle of the healthy weight range for my height. When I lost 15kg back in 2009 it was with Weight Watchers, healthy eating, and moderate exercise. 15kg in 17 months is a sensible amount, and I wouldn't be crash dieting.
Also, I'm not losing weight because I'm out of touch with reality and obsessed with a dress. Its more that I can only afford this dress if I get it 2nd hand (its $4600 new), its a new design so there aren't heaps out there, and I don't know if another in a size 12 or 14 will pop up. So if I lost 15kg and needed to lose another 3kg (~6lbs) for it to fit, then yes it would be worth it.
I put no, bacause I purchased a dress two sizes too small because I knew the wedding was important and surely I could lose two sizes in six months (i have an extra 100 to lose) But it didnt happen. I cant explain why but the most important day of my life did not do it for me.
Too dangerous by far. I had my biggest bridzilla moment when I thought I would not be able to wear my dress. All turned out fine but just putting in a corset back. Friends commented on it saying it really looked good on the dress. But hey, losing 40lbs would have made it fit and look good.
Just my experience
annie
@KatNYC2011: I definitely agree with this. I'm a street size 4 and my wedding gown is a bridal size 10, and tight across the ribs because that's where I'm widest (narrow hips!). I would probably continue looking for another deel or a similar dress that you can actually try on.
@KatNYC2011: I definitely agree with this. I'm a street size 4 and my wedding gown is a bridal size 10, and tight across the ribs because that's where I'm widest (narrow hips!). I would probably continue looking for another deel or a similar dress that you can actually try on.
I'm the same! I had to order my gown in an 8 and it's a corset to boot! and they will have to take in serveral inches along the sides below the bust and tons off the hips. Just to fit ma boobies! lol
Wedding gowns fit weird!
I got the dress measurements! The size 10 is 34/26/36. I'm currently 37.5/32.5/42.5. So I'd have to lose 3.5 inches from my bust, and 6.5 from both my waist and hips. Knowing this I think I can do it. I think I can lose that much in 16 months. What do you girls think?
No. It's not worth it to me. I've always been heavier set and I'm not going to stress myself out to "get skinny" for ONE day. I've never been skinny so really there is no point in me killing myself to get slim for one day. If I'm going to do it, I'm going to do it for the rest of days. I'm going to do it for me, and for my health and for the rest of my lifetime.
@Roux: I suppose it just depends whether you truly think you can do it. I'm TOTALLY for supporting you in losing the weight, because it sounds like you want to lose it even without finding the perfect gown.
My only thought it be realistic about your goals. I lost 40 pounds in about 6 months and am 5'4". I went from 176 to 135. I put back on 5, but my dress still fits. Even at that point I had to buy a size 10 wedding dress, but mine doesn't have a corset back. I also have one of those really strange rib cages that, no matter how much weight I lose, I still would never fit into really teeny dresses around my middle. I can wear size 4 pants but have issues with size 8 dresses around my ribs sometimes. If you TRULY think you can lose the weight, then go for it. But make sure you do everything to get to that goal. Make sure you exercise a ton, join a weight loss program - do whatever works for you.
You just don't want that stress of buying the dress then losing *close* to the amount you'd need but still be off by 10 pounds...then have that heartbreaking moment. Not only would it be really stressful for you, but it would also diminish the success you did have. Any weight lost should make you proud. Depending on whether you like them, I've also heard slimmers/Spanx can take off an inch or so to help if you're close to the mark.
GOOD LUCK!!
In general I would lose weight for a wedding dress and for the wedding. But, I think it is a little risky to assume that you will be able to lose the weight where you need to lose it for this particular dress. I am usually a size 2-4 in dresses (street), and my bust is 35...I have really large/wide ribs and probably won't ever drop an inch there. So, I think it depends. You know your body best and you know how/where you lose your weight.
Edit: Oops, I meant my bust is 35, not 37! Anyway, I think the dress is gorgeous, and if I were you, I would probably just order it =)
Can I please make clear that I WILL be losing the weight REGARDLESS of whether or not I buy this dress. I'm not doing it just for my wedding, or just for the dress. The wedding and the dress are just bonuses and inspiration. I've been half heartedly applying myself to weightloss for the last year, and I know that if I lose weight mostly from my waist and bum.
I think I might have to bite the bullet and buy the dress.
Omg. That is gorgeous! Could you or would you do a corset if you didn't lose, let's say, as much. I have full faith you will, because you are so determined!
I say do it!
If the range of size/your current weight were too great - let's say the dress was a 6 even an 8, I'd say no. But truly, you should be able to get to the 10. Again, the corset back is an option. I have a friend who fell in love with a dress 2 sizes too small - the dressmaker in the store said point blank, she could corset it and it really looked fantastic, no different.
You have to like corset ties in the back though. All of Maggies are, in case on the odd chance, you haven't seen one yet.
@ellelm: This dress has a corset back! You are right, they do provide a bit of extra wiggle room, just in case I don't quite lose all the weight. I doubt I'd have to have it taken out at the sides or anything.
Also good news! My uni is running a research program on reducing cardiovascular risk factors, and I qualified for the program by about 1.5 inches on my waist circumference. Therefore I'm going to be in a 12 week program which has weekly councelling sessions, meetings with dieticians, and the exercise science students running it will provide 3x 1 hour personal training sessions per week. In return I have to let them run tests before, half way, and after the 12 weeks, things like my weight and measurements, exercise tolerence, body fat percentage etc. So they get the data for their research and I get free fitness coaching! its win-win, and perfect timing. :)
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Hi Bees!
I could use your help here. Backstory is I fell in love with a dress way outside my budget, gave up on it, then recently found it on preloved online, for $2000 including veil, hairpiece and hoops, which puts it right on my $2000 budget for dress and veil.
Problem is, dress online is a bridal size 10. I'm a bridal size 14 at the moment. I currently weigh 86kg or 190lbs, I am 172cm or 5'7 tall. I am planning to lose 15kg or 33lbs by the wedding. I have lost this weight before but put it all back on again, so I know I can do it. If I lost around 15kg I am pretty sure the size 10 would fit.
What would you do bees? would you risk it? The dress has a corset back, so there is a bit of leeway, but I'm still in 2 minds.
Here is the dress on the model:
Here is a size 10 dress on a real bride: